Regulating Social Media: The Challenge of Harmful Content

Toshiba has ruled out pursuing a deal to take the whole company private and is set to reveal a plan to split the business in three, and Facebook’s whistleblower is calling on the UK and EU to do more to control online harm. Plus, the FT’s markets editor, Katie Martin, will dive into the latest US inflation report and Elon Musk’s sale of 10 per cent of his Tesla shares. 

Toshiba rules out deal to take whole group private

https://www.ft.com/content/045c6366-3c54-4462-89b4-95246122c948?

Facebook whistleblower warns UK and EU to do more to control online harm with Madhumita Murgia 

https://www.ft.com/content/dcc9c9bf-2abe-4167-aaac-efc067d5a359

VIDEO: Facebook whistleblower on 'harmful but legal' content | FT interview

https://www.ft.com/video/19aaadc2-a12a-4404-81c7-384a6c63fb49

Inflation is bad, but not worse - with Katie Martin 

https://www.ft.com/content/201ab9be-60f5-4ed1-88be-58639e89f4c8

Elon Musk offloads nearly $5bn in Tesla shares

https://www.ft.com/content/c88eaf9f-6d56-4cb3-9fd5-22847835f73b

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